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News on accidents, spills and rescues at sea.
Relatives of those who died have faced a long, hard battle for the truth and now, finally, they will get the proper inquiry that they desire and deserve.
As Japan prepares to put plan at wrecked nuclear power station into action, the radiation concerns of neighbouring countries must be addressed.
Desperate race to find tour submarine in waters near historic wreck shows the risks we face by continuing to push the boundaries on Earth and above.
Details of government report into 2012 Lamma collision that claimed 39 lives should be released after judge ruled against inquest being held.
The leasing out of vessel spaces for rents much higher than the fees paid to the government calls into question not only the Marine Department’s image, but also the use of public resources and confidence in governance
- Collapsed Baltimore bridge is blasted into pieces in and effort to clear wreckage
- A ship lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s support columns on March 26
FBI agents were aboard the Singapore-flagged Dali container ship, which remains beneath the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge nearly three weeks after the crash.
Posts that cite Beijing as a possible suspect reflect rising alarm about China in the US and recent statements by Washington officials, analysts say.
A section of the bridge’s steel superstructure north of the crash site would be cut into a piece that could be lifted by crane onto a barge and floated away.
The arrival of the floating machine – the largest on the US Eastern Seaboard and able to lift over 900 tonnes – will allow the dangerous work of clearing the wreckage to begin.
Formal details of funding is expected on Thursday evening. The ‘quick release’ federal award comes after Maryland governor sought the funding, saying it would lay foundation for a rapid recovery.
The bridge collapsed on Tuesday after being struck by a container ship, the Singapore-flagged Dali, sending vehicles into the water and threatening chaos at one of the most important ports on the US East Coast.
Officials said the distress call was followed by a radio report that the ship had lost power and was approaching the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge has blocked shipments in and out of the Baltimore port that handled 1.3 million tonnes of cargo last year.
A triple-decker Cheung Chau ferry and a Macau hydrofoil collided in Hong Kong waters at night in 1977, sinking the ferry and injuring at least 21, in a accident blamed on human negligence.
‘My thoughts are with the bereaved families in this hour of grief,’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on X of the incident in Gujarat state.
Iran’s foray into the Red Sea after US action compounds a highly volatile situation in the channel that handles about 12 per cent of the world’s commerce.
High waves swamped the vessel, which had over 80 people aboard, as it made its risky sea voyage towards Europe.
The move by Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd come as militants off the coast of Yemen step up strikes against merchant vessels.
Philippine Coast Guard commend crew of MV Deryoung Space, including its Filipino captain, for rescuing one of two fishermen who went missing amid bad weather.
Ambassador Rahm Emanuel accuses Beijing, which has banned import of Japanese fish, of a double standard, saying China is fishing in the same waters.
IAEA to test water, sediment and seafood after second discharge from stricken plant, in the first inter-lab marine mission to include a Chinese lab.
‘My wife drowned while on her way to see the fireworks 11 years ago. How can I enjoy fireworks on the same day?’ a victim’s husband says.
The victim was pulled from the water off the coast of Sydney, while the vessel’s skipper is in hospital in a stable condition.
Discharge data logs indicate a reoccurring difference in incoming seawater and outgoing diluted waste water.
The Democratic Party of Korea has been trying to galvanise support against the Fukushima water release both in South Korea and overseas.
Tongji Hai-1 multi-tiered stereoscopic tower base observation platform is reported to be the world’s most advanced observation tower for comprehensive scientific research.
Whale, spotted on Monday, found to have several injuries to its head after it was photographed on Tuesday.
Three sailors who were trying to travel from Vanuatu to Australia were rescued in the Coral Sea after sharks attacked their inflatable boat
Tokyo Electric Power Company has only released report on levels of tritium in seawater samples, Professor Kenneth Leung says.
About 30,000 people, worried about the environmental impact, demonstrated in Seoul against Japan dumping water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.
Fish auction prices at a port in Fukushima fell amid uncertainty over consumers’ response to the release of the waste water into the ocean.
Each of the 1.34 million cubic metres of waste water will be diluted with 1,200 cubic metres of seawater before release, plant operator Tepco said. The process is set to take several decades to complete.
The plan has drawn strong criticism from China and sparked protests in South Korea, as critics expressed scepticism over the safety of releasing over 1 million tonnes of treated radioactive water into the Pacific.
